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You're still not getting it. At some point in the encryption game, there is no such thing as simply acquiring the right tools and/or knowhow. It's just not possible to crack some things given the current state of technology. I'm not sure if you're mistaken because I don't know why the FBI is asking to brute force the PIN themselves, but I suspect it's causing you some confusion about the technical issues here. If Apple wanted to pull the data themselves, they'd ALSO have to install a custom build of iOS and brute force the PIN in exactly the same manner that the FBI wants to. They don't have some alternate way in. The FBI isn't asking for this convoluted solution because it's the only way to preserve the chain of custody, they're asking for it because it's literally the only way. FWIW here, PDQS4 is correct on this. There's no way this specific "hacK' would make all iPhones vulnerable. However, forcing Apple to build a custom version of it's software to bypass it's own security *might* set a precedent that would be alarming. For instance, the 5S and 6/7 phones are not currently susceptible to this "build a custom version of iOS for us" strategy. So what happens if the FBI asks Apple to do it anyway? "Do the impossible for us, Apple." Does Apple have to give it the ol' college try? Can they just say, "Nope, too hard?" And if so, why can't they say that now? Who determines what's "too hard?" That's why I side with Apple on this. There's not enough compelling state interest to go warrant going down this road.

Your understanding of the technical issues involved is wanting. You can't fight math with money. Strong encryption with open standards that are heavily scrutinized isn't something that governments can just hack their way around in some back room somewhere. I know that's how it's been for a long time, but times are changing. Not exactly. The phone was set to automatically back up to iCloud, and it's impossible to retrieve someone's iCloud password, but not impossible to reset it if you have access to the email address attaché to the account. Since it was a county phone and therefore a county email address, the county was able to reset his iCloud password and grant the FBI access to the data on the iCloud. The phone will no longer automatically backup to iCloud because the saved password on the phone is now different, and the iCloud data is slightly stale. Apple pointed out that the FBI could have brought the phone to a known (remembered) wifi connection (say, at work) and it would have automatically backed up again IF they hadn't reset the password. Oops! BUT! This is different from the PIN used to unlock the phone, and not everything on the phone gets backed up to iCloud, so the FBI is asking for the ability to brute force the PIN and get access to the phone without bricking it. I think Apple has overstated the concerns here. They could, if they were so inclined, create a security-crippled version of iOS tied to this specific phone's hardware address, sign it with their private key, and there's essentially 0 risk right now that this version could leak out into the wild and actually cause harm. Furthermore, the only reason this is even possible is because it's a 5c; if it were a 5S, it'd have the secure enclave stuff and the FBI would be fucked. So other than Apple having to pay developers to do all this work for the government for free, there's really not much risk for the future. That said, I think it's a bullshit request to begin with and the FBI should get bent.

Oof, I'm gonna go ahead and let that price scare me away I was looking at Putnam that weekend with 10/10ths but nobody I know is going and I don't want to burn a daddy weekend like that. Not that NCM would be any different but I thought maybe I could cajole some people into going, but at twice the price I just can't rationalize it. I remember now when I was TDY in Biloxi I was going to do Road Atlanta with Chin but balked at the price (and distance, mostly) and ended up driving over to the Bayou instead for their $120/day open lapping. I think fundays at Nelson have ruined me.

How much is the Chin event at NCM? It seems like they want me to pay $50 for an annual membership just to find out how much it is, unless I'm being an idiot with their website.

Nice!

There's a market, I just don't think it's very profitable. This is one of the many cases where the masses might want a nice, cheap, reliable vehicle that does one thing very well, but the people who buy King Ranch edition F-150s and loaded Yukon Denalis (and the profit margin that goes into them) end up dictating what gets made.

Firstly, no that's not what they're saying; Geeto's links are correct and his clarification is valid. This only applies to heavy duty trucks. Secondly, it's already against EPA regulations to remove emissions equipment, has been for years, and the sky hasn't fallen. The EPA isn't interested in home hobbyists, although as you note, shops are reluctant to do it for you.

It's hard to compete on price with domestic trucks, and the chicken tax would kill it altogether. It looks sweet though.

Someone on GRM also pointed out that this is most likely targeted at asshats who roll coal, and the mods that allow them to do so. It's also most likely impossible to enforce, for what it's worth.

Color me unconvinced by your doom and gloom. I found the actual proposed changed on GRM. Are you all ready for this? Grab onto your nutsacks and get ready to burn with the rage of a thousand suns. Whew, right? Those overreaching motherfuckers. OK, what's paragraph (a)(2), you might be wondering? It's one of the categories of vehicles exempt from emissions standards. So if you took the cat off your 240sx drift machine because you welded the diff and therefore made it a "race car," the EPA is saying they're not going to buy your BS excuse anymore because it's clearly intended for operation on highways and a welded diff doesn't prevent operation on highways. Likewise, you can take out the passenger airbag and claim it lacks enough safety features to count as a race car. However, if you have a full cage and no headlights, it's clearly not intended for operation on highways and you're good to go. In short, if I'm interpreting this correctly, SEMA is a bunch of weasels.

Has anyone seen the actual proposed regulation? The only source on this is SEMA's press release, which seems alarmist. It says the EPA wants to prohibit turning road cars into race cars, but then seems to suggest that the actual regulation doesn't do that at all, and would instead prohibit removing originally equipped emissions control devices from road cars that have been turned into race cars. And in the era of EPA certified 700hp Hellcats, I'm not sure this is the end of days SEMA is making it out to be. I'm open to being convinced, but so far I've heard one side of the story.

I just get tickets, it's really not that big of a deal.

The parallels are rather amazing.

Second hand information from one of the militiamen, which he got from the cops, is that LaVoy Finicum was driving one of the vehicles. When they were pulled over, Finicum made a run for it with 3 other people in the truck. He encountered a road block and attempted to drive around it, but got stuck. He exited his vehicle and charged at the cops. Given the source, take it with a grain of salt. The other source, Ammon Bundy's wife, says that he had his hands up and was surrending; I'd take that one with a giant bucketful of salt myself. I'm sure there will be dashcam footage eventually, but his body's not even cold.

Doug DeMuro.

I'm not a mechanic but I got a DeWalt 1/4" impact driver last year and it's the shit, I use it constantly. My cousin works for DeWalt and brought one out to one of our ChumpCar wrenching sessions, I made fun of him for being a sally but goddamn if it didn't blow my mind. You won't regret your decision.

Thanks Obama.

Ctrl-F, search for "I " and "I'", takes like 15 seconds, Chrome instantly tells you how many results there are. If you work smarter not harder there's more time for 'batin'.

Why the quotes, is there some illicit use of railroad ties that we're dancing around?

Hawaii is the outlier, not Columbus. Hawaii has the lowest average property taxes of any state.

Are these, like, million dollar houses? I'm paying like 7k in UA and I thought that was a lot.

I'm thinking about doing: Putnam with 10/10ths on April 2/3 Pitt Race with AI on May 7/8? Mid-Ohio with MOR PCA on May 14/15 Mid-Ohio with AI on June 27 That's as far as I've gotten, I'd like to do NCM towards the end of the year, VIR in November with Trackdaze, and possibly CARFEST again, but I can't plan that far ahead. I'd also like to get back to Nelson at some point so I can put the track sticker on my Miata.

I need some crown molding pulled down, some wallpaper trim scraped off, and like 3 ceilings painted. Isn't there someone on the site who does that sort of thing? In UA if that matters.

Corollas suck balls but you could get something like a loaded Mazda3 with a manual. They're fun to drive and you can actually wring it out a bit when you're driving around the city for work, which is your stated purpose, unlike a CTS-V which you'll constantly be driving at 10% of it's actual abilities.